Health and wellbeing boards

Health and wellbeing boards will bring together local commissioners across the NHS, public health and social care, elected representatives and representatives of HealthWatch to deliver integrated health and care services to improve the health and wellbeing of people in their area.

Shadow health and wellbeing boards will be up and running from April 2012. Fully fledged boards will be operating in April 2013, when clinical commissioning groups will take on responsibility for the NHS budget, subject to Parliamentary approval.

The Local Government Association and the Department of Health have jointly published a document to help local Healthwatch audiences understand the legal requirements that have been set out in regulations. DH and LGA appreciate the advice and support provided by … Read more → – Local Healthwatch Regulations Explained